Zebrina
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Zebrina is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Enidae.
Species
Species in the genus Zebrina include:- Zebrina detritaZebrina detritaZebrina detrita is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.-Description:The width of the shell is 12 mm...
(O. F. Müller, 1774) - Zebrina fasciolata (Olivier, 1801) - type speciesType speciesIn biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
for genus Zebrina - Zebrina kindermanni (L. Pfeiffer, 1853)
- Zebrina varnensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1847)